Small Town Crime

Six-million acres of Adirondack forest separate Natalie and Doug Larson from civilization. For the newlyweds, the isolated backcountry honeymoon seemed ideal for starting their lives together, but as they begin to explore the dark interiors of their own hearts, it soon becomes clear that they are not alone in the woods. A man watches them, wielding the forest like a weapon. He wants something from them that's more terrifying than death. And once they are near him, he will do everything in his power to make sure they never walk out again.

Ren Ishida is nearly finished with graduate school when he receives news of his sister Keiko's sudden death. She was viciously stabbed one rainy night on her way home, and there are no leads. Ren heads to Akakawa to conclude his sister's affairs, still failing to understand why she chose to abandon the family and Tokyo for this desolate town years ago. Haunted in his dreams by a young girl who is desperately trying to tell him something, Ren struggles to find solace in the void his sister has left behind.

“NXIVM meets Southern suspense…. Gripping, timely, and ominous.” —Allison Buccola, author of Catch Her When She Falls Three women work to uncover the scorching lies and scandal behind a self-help movement, igniting a powder keg of secrets that could blow their town apart, in this...

Davis Way Cole returns to her hometown of Pine Apple, Alabama, to fill in for her police chief father during the bustling Memorial Day Celebration. It'll be fun. Relaxing. And a no-brainer. After years of leading an elite security team at a billion-dollar casino in Biloxi, Mississippi, Davis has no doubt whatsoever she can run little ole Pine Apple in her sleep. She should think again.

A new Miss Julia novel from New York Times best-selling author Ann B. Ross is a special treat for her devoted fans as well as those new to the adventures of the titular senior citizen. This time out, the proper Southern lady has a couple doozies on her plate. It seems that her friend Hazel’s PI husband, J.D,. has gotten himself in some trouble in West Virginia - and he’s one tirade away from landing in a jail cell. Meanwhile, a crew of misfits has followed wealthy Agnes Whitman back to Abbotsville, and they have all the makings of a crazy religious cult!

Former Posadas County Sheriff Bill Gastner, now a New Mexico Livestock Inspector, is enjoying a day on Herb Torrances. But Bill soon finds himself ferrying a broken cowpuncher in the back of his SUV, headed out to meet an ambulance.

"Have you seen my cousin...alive?" Rejected by the Navy SEALs, Mitchum is content to be his small town's unofficial private eye, until his beloved 14-year-old cousin is abducted. Now he'll call on every lethal skill to track her down--but nothing is what it seems.... BookShots LIGHTNING-FAST...

Swan is a tattoo artist new to a community in the California desert when a mourning desert dweller named Kurt requests a tribute tattoo to his dead wife. Swan agrees, but the locals warn her: don’t indulge Kurt in his tragic memories. No wonder. As Kurt returns for more tattoos, the truth about his wife’s death begins to emerge in the ink. And it isn’t pretty.

In 1972, the town of DeClare, Oklahoma, was consumed by the terrifying murder of Gaylene Harjo and the disappearance of her baby, Nicky Jack. When the child's pajama bottoms were found on the banks of Willow Creek, everyone feared Nicky Jack was dead, although his body was never found.

Stella Hardesty dispatched her abusive husband with a wrench shortly before her fiftieth birthday. A few years later, she's so busy delivering home-style justice on her days off, helping other women deal with their own abusive husbands and boyfriends, that she barely has time to run her sewing shop in her rural Missouri hometown. Some men need more convincing than others, but it's usually nothing a little light bondage or old-fashioned whuppin' can't fix. Since Stella works outside of the law, she's free to do whatever it takes to get the job done.

¿Hasta dónde llegarías para proteger a la gente que amas? ¿Hasta dónde llegarías para vengarlos? En 1961, tras más de veinte años en paradero desconocido, Rogelio Villanueva regresa a su pueblo para hacerse cargo del negocio familiar. En 1967, su cadáver aparece desangrado en la bañera. En el lavabo, una nota con una críptica inscripción; y bajo su barbilla, dos extrañas marcas amoratadas. Muy pronto, lo que parecía ser un suicidio se revela como un asesinato, dando pie a una investigación que desembocará en una conclusión inesperada.

Brian Reynolds and Janet Codington walked down the hallway to their rooms at Edgewood Gardens Senior Living Center. They lived in the same wing, four doors away from each other. Before Brian went into his room, they agreed to meet with friends for dinner. Janet went down the hall to her room. Brian was in his room less than 20 minutes, catching up on some emails, when there was a commotion near Janet's room. He ran down the hall to her room. She was dead! Nothing fit! This didn't make sense. Why would anyone kill such a kind, gentle person?

He was a CPA with a practice run from his house. He lived quietly with his dog Lucy. Friendly guy, but secretive about his life. A very private person with no local friends except Danny Osgood, a neighborhood kid who played video-games on the CPA's high-speed computer. He had little contact with the neighbors or folks in town. How did he end up with two bullet holes in his head? A simple murder in a small upstate NY town - or something much bigger? The extent of the crime goes far beyond this quiet town. Other states come into play. Then, outside of the country.

He came out of the woods at the back of the rural bank in upstate New York. He was wearing a baseball hat, sunglasses, and a balaclava. Nothing of his face was visible. He was also wearing nylon basketball warm-up pants with snaps to allow for easy removal while standing and a loose-fitting nylon top. He went around the side of the small stand-alone building, avoiding the drive-through window on the other side. No customers were in the bank. The manager and her assistant were at the two teller windows.

Two homicides within minutes of each other! Robbery? Revenge killing? Contract hit? The police have to solve this quickly, or the impact of this horrific crime on the town will be devastating. Detectives Hendricks and Adams embark on an investigation that takes them far outside of upstate New York to another country.

The internal conflict of a rape survivor starts the yearning and calling for vigilante justice. Leading a normal life, but tormented internally - does Helen answer this call? Helen is spitfire who may or may not be happily married, and she is your local women's rights defender. She yearns for a world free of rape and violence, but what will it take? She is tired of seeing women left for dead - of the rape kits that only overload the system, causing these cases to rarely be solved. But how much does she want to change the world around her, and how much is she able to ?

In questo secondo titolo della serie, che ha per protagonisti i detective Gigi Sambuco e Selmo Dell’Oro, Pavia è oscurata da un incessante manto di pioggia, che sembra quasi riportare a galla le perversioni, altrimenti represse, di un’intera città. Questo, almeno, sembrerebbe essere il caso di Giorgio Grechi, insegnante da una vita al liceo classico e ora in pensione. Animato da pulsioni sessuali mai soddisfatte, così come da un generale, insopprimibile malessere, l’uomo si ritrova invischiato nelle manipolazioni di Silvia, una bella e annoiata rampolla dell’alta società.

È mezzogiorno nel convento di Santa Caterina e suor Isabella si stupisce: come mai le campane non suonano? Quando Isabella va a vedere, fa una scoperta terribile: suor Raffaella giace senza vita nel cortile del convento. A un primo sguardo, sembra che la suora sia caduta dal campanile, ma allora qual è il significato del numero che è stato tracciato nella polvere accanto al cadavere? È stato davvero un incidente, come afferma con sicurezza granitica la madre superiora?

When Ruie Ann Park - a pillar of the Van Buren, Arkansas, community - was found beaten to death and lying in a pool of blood in her home, the police and local residents assumed her son was the murderer. But the years would uncover a more sinister story. Up till that night, the Park family seemed to have it all.

Back in Pickax, Jim Qwilleran expects to resume a quiet life, but the people and animals of Pickax have other ideas. A noisy cardinal wakes him every morning, nosy neighbors drop by uninvited, and the Siamese cats—Koko and Yum Yum—misbehave, even sneezing on guests. As if they weren't bad enough, Qwill's long-time companion, Polly Duncan, acts as though she is in love—with another man. Worst of all, Qwill finds a body in his apple orchard. When his friend, Dennis Hough, becomes the chief suspect, Qwill embarks on a crusade to clear Hough's name and win back Polly's heart.